Community rally round to support Aldborough pub owners following fire

A blaze broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning (11 October)

Author: May NormanPublished 11th Oct 2021

A village pub near Boroughbridge has been forced to close indefinitely following a fire.

It broke out at the Ship Inn at Aldborough in the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday, 10 October).

The pub took to Facebook to inform their customers:

Fire crews from Ripon, Thirsk, Knaresborough and Harrogate responded to the fire on Sunday.

Firefighters discovered the blaze in the kitchen - believed to have originated from a tumble dryer.

A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched for the owners Brian and Elaine Rey:

The pub hit the headlines back in 2011 when Princes William and Harry - along with Kate Middleton - visited for a friend’s wedding.

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